The following charts present historical trends in U.S. military spending and analyze the forces that may drive it lower. These charts draw on data from the Stockholm International Peace Research ...

In the first group of 20 countries experiencing a high degree of conflict, spending has actually risen to a substantially higher level and has diverged from the global trend (Charts 3 and 4). This ...

As the US military continues to try to disengage from the Middle East and draw down, the country's defense budget continues to fall. In 2015, the US' estimated military budget is expected to be $ ...